Match Point | 
| Director: Woody Allen
Actors: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Alexander Armstrong
Studio: Dreamworks Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  278 reviews
Sales Rank: 4440
Format: Color, Dolby, Dvd, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 124 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: DRWD94866D
UPC: 678149486629
EAN: 0678149486629
ASIN: B000EQHXNW
Theatrical Release Date: January 20, 2006
Release Date: April 25, 2006
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The passion of mad love and the cold calculations of social climbing collide in Woody Allen's Match Point. Former tennis pro Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Velvet Goldmine) stumbles into good fortune when Chloe Hewett (Emily Mortimer, Lovely & Amazing), the daughter of a wealthy businessman, falls in love with him. But when Chris meets Nola Rice (Scarlett Johansson, Lost in Translation), a much deeper passion is stirred--and his desire isn't deterred when he discovers that Nola is already dating Chloe's brother. But when their affair threatens Chris's increasingly cozy lifestyle, Chris begins to consider a drastic solution. Match Point starts deftly and ends with cunning; though the middle bogs down in banal plot mechanics, Woody Allen fans have justly hailed it as a comeback after Allen's last few cinematic stumbles. Despite weaknesses (Allen still seems to have lost touch with the mundane realities of life; his characters operate in a strange, weightless world of wealth and privilege), the strong performances and clean direction carry the movie through. Also featuring Brian Cox (X-Men 2, Adaptation). --Bret Fetzer
Product Description
Chris, a former tennis pro, social climbs into the world of the british upper crust when gets engaged to one of his wealthy tennis students. But chris is not the type to leave well enough alone, & soon he falls for nola, a sexy american actree who is dating his rival, tom, chris' soon-to-be brother-in-law.
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 best movie of Woody Allen. June 12, 2009
Aidar Tursunbayev (Kazakhstan)
Probably the best movie of Woody Allen. interesting interpretation of Crime and Punishment from Dostoevskiy
although soundtracks music seems strange choice , may be good for W Allen, not for people who never crave for opera stuff :)))
A matter of luck May 15, 2009
Kona (Emerald City)
Chris Wilton (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is a former tennis pro now working at a posh London tennis club. There he meets a wealthy family, befriends the son and romances the daughter. Things are looking good for Chris as he starts climbing the corporate ladder, and then he meets would-be actress Nola (Scarlett Johansson).
I knew nothing of this movie beforehand and assumed it was just a poor-boy-makes-good story; then came the last twenty minutes and I was shocked. The movie changed completely and I loved it. This Woody Allen film has been rightly compared with Hitchcock's work. Indeed, Chris is quite similar to Ray Milland's character in Dial M for Murder; both are charming, retired/washed-up tennis stars-pretty boys who marry well and aren't big on ethics. While both Meyers and Johansson underplay their parts and have little chemistry together, the story is so good that I thoroughly enjoyed it. The movie is expertly directed and has a strong British supporting cast; heartily recommended.
 been there, done that April 17, 2009
Rose Mary Sheldon (Buena Vista, VA USA)
Hasn't anyone noticed that this movie is just "Crimes and Misdemeanors" in London? Woody Allen already explored the fact that bad people get away with crimes and their consciences adjust. In this newest venture he packages it as "it is better to be lucky than good." The nod to Dostoevsky in this one is not even subtle - the character is reading Crime and Punishment right on screen. It is obvious that Woody Allen has discovered the rich get away with murder, but how many times does the audience have to be dragged through it:?
Good acting makes character driven scripts worth the time March 20, 2009
Caleb Peterson (Illinois USA)
Even Johanssen delivers a nice performance in this film. Though the plot moves every slowly, the ending makes it all worth the wait. You'll never guess what happens; its awesome.
 Homage to Hitchcock? Sorry... March 18, 2009
R. Gawlitta (Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA)
A lot's been said, and I'll try not to repeat stuff. Woody's often made films as an homage to his favorite directors. Here he tackles Hitchcock, and though it's been referred to his "big comeback", he missed on many levels.Most importantly, Hitch never put so many unlikeable characters in the same film. One, maybe two were enough to keep a Hitchcock plot interesting. With the exception of Emily Mortimer (and maybe Brian Cox), I had no idea where Woody was going with this. Second, Hitchcock relied on music as an integral part of every scene. Woody wasn't as careful, and the score was as bland as the bleak London setting. Scarlett Johansson was the requisite Hitchcock blonde, but Jonathan Rhys-Davies was no Cary Grant or Jimmy Stewart or Farley Granger or Joseph Cotton. I couldn't have cared less about him and really wasn't surprised that he behaved with such stupidity. Mr. Rhys-Meyers was certainly centered in his conviction of the character that the script required, but what can you do with a boringly written character? There was little room for him to grow. At the end, he was the same idiot as in the beginning. I guess I was waiting for some Hitchcockian revelation, a surprise...or something. The ending was also non-Hitchcockian, because he usually gave justice to the bad guys. No, this homage to Hitchcock fell flat for me, and Woody's cleverness escaped me. I thought "Match Point" was a routine thriller, with some fine performances (especially Emily Mortimer), but I'm not compelled to watch it again. The DVD I rented had NO extras.
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